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Sea Change
Sea Change
Bi-weekly
Hosted by Carlyle Calhoun

A podcast from WWNO/WRKF that dives deep into the environmental issues facing coastal communities on the Gulf Coast and beyond. Sea Change will bring you stories that illuminate, inspire, and sometimes enrage, but above all, remind us why we must work together to solve the issues facing our warming world. The podcast will help document our changing coasts with accountability journalism that’s too often missing from today’s media while sharing captivating stories from the people dealing with the most significant and complex problems of our time.

Hosted by Carlyle Calhoun, the show is based out of New Orleans, Louisiana which — perhaps more than any other place — embodies the existential threat of climate change. But like the city known as the Big Easy — Sea Change will also showcase joy, and resiliency — and tell powerful stories of people making a difference.

Also broadcast on 89.9 FM at noon during Louisiana Considered every other Friday.

Sea Change is distributed by PRX and is a part of the NPR Podcast Network.

Made possible with major support provided by the Gulf Research Program of the National Academy of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine and The Water Collaborative. WWNO’s Coastal Desk is supported by the Walton Family Foundation, the Greater New Orleans Foundation, and the Meraux Foundation.

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Sea Change Episodes
  • Isle de Jean Charles is now a sliver of an island in Southeast Louisiana. Over the last 7 decades, the island has lost 98% of its land.
    Leaving the Island
    Isle de Jean Charles has lost 98% of its land over the last 7 decades. Leaving the Island investigates the first-ever federal attempt to relocate an entire community - the mostly Indigenous residents of Isle de Jean Charles, Louisiana - because of climate change.
  • Attendees carry signs and chant on Friday, Nov. 18, 2022, as they march down Tower Drive in Baton Rouge, La.
    Fueling Knowledge, Part Two
    Hundreds of millions of oil and gas dollars are flowing into universities. Today, we look at the possible conflict of interest and how it's shaping LSU.
  • LSU's campus circa 1938. The university's close ties to the fossil fuel industry date back nearly a century.
    Fueling Knowledge: Part One
    Universities have grown cozy with the oil and gas industry. In Louisiana, one college’s bond dates back nearly a century.
  • The blue water off of Florida's Gulf Coast. Understanding how the power of water makes us healthier and happier is a growing field of research.
    Keep Expanding Your Blue Mind
    We're diving into our human connection to oceans...why does being around water make us feel so good?
  • Chadwick and Vergie Encalade live in Pointe a la Hache, Louisiana. People in this small town are facing the highest expected increase in flood insurance rates in the entire country. Average premiums could rise over a thousand percent, from an average of $673 per year to $8,058.
    Rising Water, Rising Risk
    More and more Americans face the threat of flooding. And as a country, we are woefully unprepared. FEMA's National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) sells about 90% of the nation's flood insurance policies, but only a small percentage of Americans are covered. In an effort to account for climate change, expand coverage, and make the NFIP more "fair," FEMA recently overhauled its flood insurance program. It's called Risk Rating 2.0, and the sweeping changes are proving to be highly controversial.
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